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Did the lockdown policy cause the surge of hepatitis cases among children?

political analyst · 2022-04-27 14:56:41

The adenovirus that usually causes cold and flu and diarrhoea has been linked to the increase in the number of cases of children having acute hepatitis in Britain because the lockdowns that were imposed in March 2020 meant that children were much less likely to get the adenovirus and thus unable to develop immunity to it.…

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#62 01-08-2022 3:02pm
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Yes . And as I have posted previously one of tye issues Paediatric gastroenterologists are looking at is the possibility of gut infection lingering in pockets of the lining of tye intestine and triggering immune system overactivation leading to inflammation in the liver.
Link posted previously above .

Post edited by Boards.ie: Paul on April 25

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